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CRESCO - Recently, the Mighty Howard County Fair was recognized for its work with youth and the community.
Tom Barnes, Executive Secretary of the Fair Board, said, “We are so humbled that our peers in IAFE (International Association of Fair Expositions) have awarded the Mighty Howard County Fair...
HOWARD COUNTY - Sheriff Tim Beckman had an overly busy Friday, as he was the only officer available for the first half of the day, with one deputy at training and others coming on duty later.
He said, “From town you would never know it was bad out in the country. There was near white out conditions...
CALMAR - Masopust, the annual Czech Mardi Gras, will again be held at Pivo Brewery in Calmar. After 15 years of being held in Protivin, volunteers found it was easier to use a venue, which required less physical work for the volunteers.
It is being held on Saturday, Feb. 18, with the doors opening...
CRESCO - At the Jan. 23 bi-monthly meeting of Cresco City Council, members adopted the annual project list update to the Capital Improvements Plan, 2022-2027.
Those projects and the years they are to be started/completed include:
Completed by FY2025
~ Downtown Crosswalks & Sidewalks ($790,300...
UPDATED: CRESCO - At 8:54 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, the Howard County Sheriff’s Office took a 911 call of a shed fire at 7011 Unity Ave., northwest of Cresco.
Cresco Community Fire Department Chief Neal Stapelkamp said, “The entire shed was fully involved upon arrival, with fire threatening...
CRESCO - The 52nd Annual Snowfest was another successful one, as the area was fortunate to receive 4-6 inches of good snow on Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
Driftrunners President Zach Gooder commented, “Although it is a bit more stressful when you aren’t sure which events are going to be...
LIME SPRINGS - On Monday, Jan. 16, less than 10 days after a family lost their home to fire, Candace Peterson also had a house fire, at 381 Willard St.
Fire Chief Scott Osmundson reported, “It looks like the fire started from a corn stove chimney. The fire was in the north wall and went up into...
LIME SPRINGS - On Jan. 7, the Derrick and Michelle Ruggeberg family lost everything in a house fire.
The communities surrounding Lime Springs stepped up and collected clothing and toys for their three children. There was such an outpouring of support, there are many items left over.
Jami...
LIME SPRINGS - Spring Ahead Learning Center is having its Winter Gala on Feb. 4 at the Lime Springs Community Center, after being on hiatus for two years because of COVID.
Social hour begins at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. The roast beef/chicken cordon bleu dinner will be catered by McAllister’s....
CHESTER - It is an all too common occurence in today’s world. A once-thriving parish loses numbers and eventually has to close.
That is what is happening to United Lutheran Church in Chester. Its last service is this Sunday, Jan. 29 at 8:30 a.m. The current pastor is Jimmy Sidebottom.
According to...
